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Sonam Wangchuk (born 1 September 1966) is an Indian engineer, innovator and education reformist.
Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, MVC is an Indian Army veteran, who served with the Assam Regiment and the Ladakh Scouts. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy, during his successful operation in the Kargil War.
As his 'fast unto death' protest entered its 13th day, noted climate activist Sonam Wangchuk continued to press for his demand for constitutional safeguards for the Union Territory of Ladakh, and protection of ecologically fragile Ladakh’s ecosystem from industrial and mining lobbies.
Apr 9, 2024 · Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk observed a 21-day fast in Leh, surviving on water and salt, seeking protections for the fragile ecology and the indigenous culture of Ladakh.
View Sonam Wangchuk’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Though a Mechanical Engineer by education, he has been mostly working in the field of… · Experience:...
- Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh
Feb 5, 2023 · The story so far: Ladakhi innovator and engineer Sonam Wangchuk completed his five-day “climate fast”, in an effort to draw the attention of Indian leaders to the region’s fragile ecology and...
Sonam Wangchuk has long worked to help people in India’s Ladakh region adapt to climate change. In an e360 interview, he explains why he fasted for 21 days to pressure the government to grant legal protections to the region’s fragile ecosystem and its life-giving glaciers.
Mar 26, 2024 · Education reformist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on the 21st day of his 'climate fast' during a hunger strike with others demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Sonam Wangchuk . A engineer by education, and inventor of the Ice Stupa artificial glacier for storing water, Sonam Wangchuk works on education reform in the trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India.
Feb 5, 2023 · SRI NAGAR: Sonam Wangchuk has already earned fame as an engineer, innovator and education reformist in Ladakh. And now he is emerging as a unifying force in the Buddhist-dominated Leh...
